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I am going to get my VSG today too. I'm weak and miserable from just the 1 day of liquid diet yesterday :-( What a wimp ! This is exciting and scary and I still can't believe that I will lose weight but, we shall see :-) Best of luck to all fellow Feb. 13ers !

Amen brother, own it ! It's the same reason I don't dye my gray hair - I earned every last one of them and I am proud of surviving this long. When I finally start losing weight (I get sleeved Monday :-) I will proudly tell anyone who asks (and I'm sure some who don't) exactly how much I've lost and how I did it.

oh joy :-( I experience horrible leg cramps now and I don't get sleeved until Monday :-( I think it has to do with dehydration. Drink more water and probably Gatorade would be good to get some electrolytes. And the calcium in the milk is good too for cramps.

*BIG HUG* I'm getting my VSG done this Monday so I'm in the same boat as you - hopeful but afraid to hope, excited but afraid it will all be for naught, will it work at all ? will I be too fatigued to do my job ? will my hair fall out ??? arrrgh ! You know what... no matter what everyone else experiences, it will be different for us because we're different than them. Some people have done wonderfully with the lap band, but not you. Some people can diet and excercise their way to slimness, but not you or me. I think we just have to keep on trying. Oh, don't go off willy nilly and fall for every weight loss scheme out there, but research, learn, ask questions, and then decide. Yes, I am giving myself a pep talk. This is all scary stuff. I refuse to be afraid. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil." Amen.

I'm scheduled for Feb. 13 too ! woo hoo ! Yes, it's exciting and scary and no matter how many posts I read I know that MY experience will be different than anyone elses so I don't really know what to expect. But... chances are it will all be good :-)

shhh.... it's ok.... shhh.... it will be all better soon . heh. sorry :-) Jellyfish: are you taking any liquid Protein ? Even this soon after surgery you should be getting protein or you're going to get ill. 100 calories a day is not enough period. Now, to address your original post : I don't know since my surgery is scheduled for Feb. 13 . But from what I have read of other's experiences, we will eventually be able to eat "normal" food just in much smaller amounts. We can also polish off a gallon of ice cream every day (slow & steady, eh?) if we choose. I too love to eat and prepare lots of different and exciting foods, which is why I chose the VSG rather than the lap band or bypass.